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Shell Island kayak tour
Travel and Outdoors
Exploring Tampa Bay by boat
There’s ample Tampa Bay waterways, and we break down some of best ways to explore them.
November 24, 2025 11:04 AM
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Bailey LeFever
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Travel and Outdoors
New flights to San Diego and Puerto Rico out of Tampa International Airport
Take a flight to California or the Island of Enchantment
January 31, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Development
St. Pete mayor selects Hines & Tampa Bay Rays for Tropicana redevelopment
The 86-acre area will be transformed into a new field, affordable housing, shopping, a new African American history museum, and more.
January 30, 2023
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Bailey LeFever
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Events
Get your pirate on at Gasparilla 2023
We share a few of our personal tips for enjoying the Tampa tradition.
January 26, 2023
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Bailey LeFever
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Food
Eating our way through Tampa Bay
We sampled fare from Ponte Tampa, the Juice Shack, and Elevenses.
January 24, 2023
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Bailey LeFever
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Events
Even more Gasparilla 2023 events
Make the most of this Gaspy season with a pirate-themed pup party, arts and crafts, and even a Tampa Bay cleanup.
January 24, 2023
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Bailey LeFever
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Meet the Pendry Residences Tampa
Construction begins on the latest high-profile tower that will change Tampa’s skyline.
January 23, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Development
Plans for Ybor Harbor submitted
Downtown Tampa will soon look a lot different
January 20, 2023
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Bailey LeFever
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Instagram
The Moxy Hotel moves forward in St. Petersburg 🏩
The Moxy hotel is making moves.
January 19, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Development
Redeveloping St. Pete’s YMCA
YMCA just selected local developers for a new neighborhood project.
January 17, 2023
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Brad Haft
Downtown Tampa from Harbor Island at sunset
History
6 beautiful pieces of architecture in Tampa Bay
We’re breaking down some of the many architectural styles in the Tampa Bay area.
January 13, 2023
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Brad Haft
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Sports
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Travel and Outdoors
Dome Theatre at MOSI to reopen in 2025
After a multi-million dollar renovation, the improved MOSI facility will take the title of America’s second-largest digital dome planetarium.
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A pile of household debris following Hurricane Milton. The pile is in front of residential houses on a small grassy area by a road, and vegetative waste is alongside the household debris.
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